Journal

What I’ve been doing recently, a blog, a scrapbook, and a place to show what I am currently listening to and watching. It’s also a bit of playground to grab data from a few services I like.

Recent changes
  1. New post: 'The time for designers to learn to code is now'

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Writing

I try my best to write down a few thoughts each year, but I won’t hold myself too accountable.

  1. Nº 17

    The time for designers to learn to code is now

    Note

    Jul 12, 2024

  2. Nº 16

    Sharing online as an activity

    Note

    Jun 21, 2024

  3. Nº 15

    How I collect & create bookmarks

    Post

    Jun 15, 2024

  4. Nº 14

    My favourite albums of 2023

    Post

    Dec 08, 2023

  5. Nº 13

    The fundamental shift

    Note

    Jun 13, 2023

  6. Nº 12

    Reading your README

    Note

    Mar 23, 2023

  7. Nº 11

    Yes, printers are complicated

    Note

    Mar 05, 2023

  8. Nº 10

    A future of design work with AI

    Note

    Mar 04, 2023

  9. Nº 9

    Good Case Studies

    Post

    Jul 25, 2021

  10. Nº 8

    My definition of a good MVP

    Post

    May 15, 2021

  11. Nº 7

    Using a notebook as a task manager

    Post

    May 02, 2021

  12. Nº 6

    The Window

    Post

    Jan 10, 2021

  13. Nº 5

    Please remember this feeling

    Post

    Oct 23, 2020

  14. Nº 4

    Writing daily & weekly project updates

    Post

    Oct 16, 2020

  15. Nº 3

    RSS is calm

    Post

    Oct 05, 2020

  16. Nº 2

    Bringing the fun back to our screens

    Post

    Sep 29, 2020

  17. Nº 1

    IKEA Bekant Standing Desk: Personal Review

    Post

    Sep 21, 2020

Listening

I listen to music, mostly while I work, or walk. I use Apple Music and I collect the stats with last.fm.

Last week

  • Tracks

    70

  • Albums

    14

This week (so far)

  • Tracks

    20

  • Albums

    9

Top albums (3 months)

  1. The Gloss

    Cola

  2. Tigers Blood

    Waxahatchee

  3. Crazymad, For Me

    CMAT

  4. Below The Waste

    Goat Girl

  5. Prelude to Ecstasy

    The Last Dinner Party

Top artists (3 months)

  1. IDLES

    86 plays

  2. Cola

    48 plays

  3. Waxahatchee

    47 plays

  4. CMAT

    46 plays

  5. Jeff Rosenstock

    42 plays

Reading

The books I’m reading, and the books I want to read next. You can see more on Literal.

  1. Wyrd sisters.

    Reading now

    Wyrd sisters.
  2. Drunk Tank Pink

    Want to read

    Drunk Tank Pink
  3. Uncanny Valley

    Want to read

    Uncanny Valley
  4. Smoke and Mirrors

    Want to read

    Smoke and Mirrors
  5. Ruined by Design

    Want to read

    Ruined by Design
  6. Extremely Online

    Want to read

    Extremely Online

Watching

The last 6 movies that I’ve watched and (hopefully) enjoyed, I record the ratings with Letterboxd.

  1. Civil War

    Rating: ★★★★

    Civil War
  2. Godzilla Minus One

    Rating: ★★★ ½

    Godzilla Minus One
  3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    Rating: ★★★

    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
  4. The Last Stop in Yuma County

    Rating: ★★★ ½

    The Last Stop in Yuma County
  5. The Fall Guy

    Rating: ★★★

    The Fall Guy
  6. Triangle of Sadness

    Rating: ★★★★

    Triangle of Sadness

Scrapbook

This is the last 50 images that have caught my eye. I collect them using Savee, a Pinterest alternative.

Each image is copyright of its respective owner. Reasonable effort has been made to retain the source information, although this has not always been possible. Clicking an image will open it’s source (if known).

branding brand identity Graphic Designer visual identity typography poster Exhibition Signage print editorial
ui design Layout Design graphic
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SR-01 — Analog Saturation Device – Superlunar
SR-01 — Analog Saturation Device – Superlunar
Brand New: New Logo and Identity for Nelle Atelier by Trackmeet
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left: chunks of coal including an embedded section of layered of aquamarine glass. right: chunks of coal and glass in a wooden box on the floor of a gallery space
three painted rocks, each include an embedded section of layered of aquamarine glass
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Photo by Type Department by Type 01 on March 22, 2024. May be a graphic.
devices - epidemic sound — Studio Kleiner
devices - epidemic sound — Studio Kleiner
devices - epidemic sound — Studio Kleiner
And Repeat
And Repeat
And Repeat
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Photo by David Mascha on March 13, 2024. May be a graphic of poster.
Photo by tomorrow.type.today on May 23, 2024. May be a black-and-white image of calendar, magazine, poster and text.